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Thanks to reader Carrie Lichtenberg Fisher for sharing this photo of a double rainbow that appeared Sunday in her Avon backyard! I needed to see something cheerful. :-) Share your photos on the Star’s Facebook wall or tweet them to @indystar -- or me at @heycori!

-- As my followers on social media know, my parents, brother and extended family were lucky to survive after a suspected EF-4 tornado destroyed their subdivision in Washington, Illinois. This day was a good reminder of the importance of obeying emergency warning sirens -- and, using common sense to take shelter when severe weather is forecast!

2. IndyGo ‘bendy’ buses return to our streets today.

The 60-foot-long “articulated” buses, phased out in the 1990s, feature an accordion-like middle that allows flexibility when turning corners. They’re 50 percent longer than your average bus, and they can hold up to 20 more passengers, according to an IndyGo statement. Refurbishing the 17 buses to put back in service today and increase passenger capacity cost the city $6.8 million, or $400,000 per bus.

3. David Bisard case forced IMPD to change its policies.

The Indianapolis police department strengthened several regulations about alcohol use on the job and how accidents are investigated in the wake of the officer’s 2010 drunken-driving crash, which killed one motorcyclist stopped at a light and severely injured two others. IMPD is also developing ways to recognize troubled officers and get them help or take them off the street. “A lot of good has come out of this tragic mess,” said Jim White, senior lecturer at the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indianapolis. The question is whether the changes will help permanently shift the culture at IMPD from insular to accessible and, just as importantly, restore the public’s confidence.

4. Clues sought in Russia plane crash.

Russian investigators are combing through the charred fragments of a Boeing 737 jetliner as they try to determine what caused its crash that killed all 50 people on board. It burst into flames while trying to land at the airport in Kazan, about 450 miles east of Moscow.

5. Bitcoin makes a pitch for 'safe and sane' regulation.

The virtual currency, which has been fueling transactions on Internet black markets such as Silk Road and Black Market Reloaded, will make its case to Congress today that it has the potential to open the digital economy to poor societies around the world.

Johnson earned a Hall of Fame vote and a new nickname -- “Six-Time” -- by virtue of winning his sixth Sprint Cup championship with Sunday’s ninth-place finish at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But the Hendrick Motorsports driver didn't want to weigh his place in the stock car pantheon. "We'll see if I can get seven," Johnson said of the championship tally that would tie him with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the Cup record. "Time will tell. We need to save the argument until I hang up the helmet. Then it's worth the argument."

8. Toronto mayor in name only?

Beset by scandal, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford faces another likely setback today as the City Council takes up a motion to strip him of most of his remaining powers.

9. Tim McGraw, Faith Hill insist they’re “absolutely not divorcing.”

After months of rumors, the couple is speaking out and setting the record straight. "[Rumors] seem to be running like crazy right now for some reason. It's perplexing," Hill told People magazine when asked about the reports after the couple's show in Las Vegas on Friday night (Nov. 15). "I don't know why 'happy' can't be a story." McGraw echoed the sentiment. "We've been married 17 years, and since the first week we were married those things were out," he told the magazine. "We don't even think about it. The only time we ever think about it is [when we] worry about the kids. But they've been around it, too, so they laugh it off." The couple have three daughters together.

10. It’s not just your eyes! We’ve debuted a new website.

Editor Jeff Taylor explains the changes that went live this weekend. “We hope you'll agree it's a rich, visually compelling and easy-to-use format for exploring news updates, photo galleries, videos, searchable databases, interactive features and other exclusive content for Star subscribers.” Let us know what you think!